I just read https://www.fairphone.com/2015/09/23/opening-up-fairphone-to-the-community-open-source-fairphone-2/ and i have to say that sounds great! I think this strategy, combined with releasing a tested Android 5.1 with Play Store is a very good balance between the needs of Fairphone user groups.…

So, what do I think of the new blog entry? [image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: I’m not convinced. Somehow I was afraid this would happen. I guess it boils down to this: [image] keesj: Now that said and with our openness in mind you will need to decide for yourself if you want to put trust us or …

[image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: There is lot of info about the SD8xx series out there, what is the big secret? Do you just don’t have enough manpower (understandable) or do you still you have to sign tons of NDAs for the blobs in London first? Android was designed as a system that gets built in o…

[image] keesj: The components for witch we don’t have the source code are the usual suspects (graphics/wifi chip etc). (…) (wpa_supplicant is such an example) Hi, thanks for long and kind answer and for taking the time! It’s pretty late here, so just very brief: I’m not that critical, I just…

Hi, I think this is good news. For those who own a FP1 the company is trying to find a solution to upgrade to a new version of Android. For FP2, android 5.1 wil be there and supported even to new versions. And for the free softwares addicts, the community will have somme tools to get in touch wit…

@keesj Just out of interest, is it this https://www.codeaurora.org/xwiki/bin/QAEP/ project you are talking about?

[image] fp1_wo_sw_updates: I wonder why. Because Android Kernel development is a huge mess. Have a look at a link previously shared by @Bombadil : Obstacles to contribution in embedded Linux A quote: The problem, Tim said, is not small. A typical system-on-chip (SoC) requires 1-2 million l…

[image] anon40444829: With every new Android version all these patches have to be ported. If big Companies are struggling with this, it’s quite unrealistic to expect a small company like Fairphone to do this. I agree and I read the link a while ago. This is why I think “open hardware” is imp…

I think this is awesome news. Yes, this is still incomplete information, but it is a step in the direction hinted at before. Together with the promise to try to maintain FP1 updates, this at least shows that Fairphone is trying hard. Kudos and good luck on the journey.

This is a very good comment. To extend it, let me quote a comment from liliputing.com on the advantages of Sailfish OS over Android: (Source: Jolla Tablet with Sailfish OS is finally shipping - Liliputing )

What I also miss: will the FP2 stick to Android 5.x, although Android 6.0 will be out in a few weeks?

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